Watches that hold the strings
that won Wimbledon.

The Avantist Martina Navratilova Legend Series was launched at Wimbledon in 2017 — where Martina lifted her first championship trophy four decades earlier, in 1978. The series exists to translate one of the most enduring careers in tennis into mechanical objects that can be carried.

Each segment of string is first mounted in a metal ring, then set by hand into the Swiss-made dial behind a toric sapphire crystal. Because recovering viable string from racquets up to thirty-six years old is exacting work, each model is limited to fewer than fifty pieces. The case profile recalls the shape of a tennis stadium; the four exposed screws at each bezel corner reinforce the strength of the form.

Six models. Five Grand Slam championship racquets. One unique piece that contains string from both her first and final Grand Slam victories.